Logistics Team Leader

Join a rapidly growing confectionery e-tailer bringing joy through edible art. Based in Fourways, Johannesburg, Confectionery/Food Industry, R156k - R168k CTC depending on calibre.

About Our Client

Our client is a rapidly growing confectionery company currently operating in Gauteng, with a mission to bring joy to its customers through edible art and a vision to be the leading confectionery e-tailer in the country by 2027. The organization is run by its two female founders and a team of 25 bakers, sales assistants, and other young visionaries who foster a strong culture of empowerment. Candidates have an opportunity to make a direct impact on scaling the business and steering this unique brand to success.

The Role: Logistics Team Leader

The Logistics Team Leader''s main role is to oversee daily packing operations, delivery/logistics, and inventory control to ensure accurate, timely distribution of cakes and ingredients while maintaining quality, safety, and supplier relationships. This is a fast-paced, problem-solving role that requires thinking on your feet to support the company as it prepares for scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, train, schedule, and supervise packing and delivery staff while enforcing SOPs and safety rules, utilising your 2+ years of logistics or warehouse experience.

• Supervise the packing table to ensure correct packing, labelling, quality checks, and hygiene compliance.

• Manage distribution by scheduling and coordinating deliveries to shops and customers, and obtaining delivery evidence such as signatures or photos.

• Receive and record stock by checking incoming ingredients against POs or invoices, completing goods-in paperwork, and updating the inventory system.

• Control inventory by performing or coordinating cycle counts, monthly reconciliations, investigating variances, and reporting shrinkage.

• Manage approved supplier list, place orders within delegated limits, and escalate high-value orders for approval.

• Follow segregation-of-duties rules, obtain or seek dual sign-off where required, and maintain accurate records and CCTV or log evidence.

• Provide weekly inventory, wastage, and delivery performance reports to Operations and the Owner.

About You

• 2+ years of logistics or warehouse experience, preferably in the food or retail industry.

• Valid driver''s licence and a clean driving record.

• Experience with stock control systems and basic reconciliation.

• Excellent grasp of units of measure and proven success in a supervisory role.

• Strong attention to detail, integrity, and supervisory skills.

• An appetite for thinking on your feet, scaling a business, and steering a unique brand to success.